perhaps "i connect you with your shadow" means bringing somebody back down to earth, stopping them from floating away and leaving their shadow on the floor.
or it could mean something to do with the imagery of a shadow having a meaning to him, a memory of something.
i think some of the imagery here has something to do with keeping something, a lie or a feeling or anything, locked inside.
but its all just speculation because this is one of those songs that maybe even the author didnt quite understand what he was releasing from himself.
John seems to be a follower of Carl Jung's analytical psychology. The "shadow" he speaks of is likely a reference to this Jungian archetype. A shadow includes everything that has been rejected by an individual's persona - for instance, animal instincts or socially unacceptable desires.
John seems to be a follower of Carl Jung's analytical psychology. The "shadow" he speaks of is likely a reference to this Jungian archetype. A shadow includes everything that has been rejected by an individual's persona - for instance, animal instincts or socially unacceptable desires.
perfect frusciante, short, sweet, interesting eerie sound and cryptic, concise poetry.
perhaps "i connect you with your shadow" means bringing somebody back down to earth, stopping them from floating away and leaving their shadow on the floor. or it could mean something to do with the imagery of a shadow having a meaning to him, a memory of something.
i think some of the imagery here has something to do with keeping something, a lie or a feeling or anything, locked inside. but its all just speculation because this is one of those songs that maybe even the author didnt quite understand what he was releasing from himself.
John seems to be a follower of Carl Jung's analytical psychology. The "shadow" he speaks of is likely a reference to this Jungian archetype. A shadow includes everything that has been rejected by an individual's persona - for instance, animal instincts or socially unacceptable desires.
John seems to be a follower of Carl Jung's analytical psychology. The "shadow" he speaks of is likely a reference to this Jungian archetype. A shadow includes everything that has been rejected by an individual's persona - for instance, animal instincts or socially unacceptable desires.